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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Floweree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Floweree and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Floweree:
    • 32.544306, -90.850103
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Floweree
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Floweree is near Issaquena County and also Sharkey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Issaquena County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sharkey County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Floweree

Communities Also Named Floweree ...

We found one communities that are also named Floweree.

Within Mississippi, the name Floweree is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Floweree in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Chouteau County
      • This Floweree is located in Chouteau County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Floweree that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chouteau County community of Floweree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floweree ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Ballground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ballground is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballground
  • Eagle Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Bend is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
  • Eldorado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eldorado is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Kings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kings is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Kings Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Ferry is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
  • Little Sunflower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Little Sunflower is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sunflower
  • Long Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Long Lake is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Signal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Signal is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
  • Sweets Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sweets Ferry is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Ferry
  • Twin Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lake is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
  • Valley Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Valley Mills is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Valley Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Waltersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Waltersville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
  • Woodlawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Floweree to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Floweree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Floweree and extending to:

  • Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Floweree to Vicksburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Floweree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Floweree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floweree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5443, Longitude: -90.8501       In this case, the coordinates for Floweree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.076 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.937 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.129 degrees.